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In "Fahrenheit 451", what two observations does Clarisse make about Montag's conversational mannerisms?

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Posted by jazz-the-spaz2012 on Friday October 17, 2008 at 3:17 PM and tagged with analyze, characters, clarisse, fahrenheit 451, montag, summary.

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  1. ladyvols1 Teacher
    High School - 9th Grade

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    The first observation that Clarisse makes about Montag's conversational mannerisms is when they first meet.  Montag begins to laugh when Clarisse asks if firemen didn't used to put out fires.  When Montag laughs at that Clarisse says,
    "You laugh when I haven't been funny and you answer right off.  You never stop to think what I've asked you."

    The second remark from Clarisse comes the next time the two meet.  They are talking and Clarisse wants to know from Montag how he chose to become a fireman.  She tells him he is not like the other firemen she has met.  She says, "When I talk, you look at me.  When I said something about the moon, you looked at the moon, last night.  The others would never do that."

    Clarisse is indicating that she is intrigued by Montag, because he doesn't act like most people who burn books for a living.

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    Posted by ladyvols1 on Friday October 17, 2008 at 7:47 PM